Ever since the fist paranormal phenomenon was discovered people have been fascinated with the occult and the other world. Common people had no skills or dedication to the domain of the paranormal so a small group of people decided to use their skills in manipulating the other world in a good way and help people overcome daily problems. Over the course of history psychics have been developing their techniques, the history of known psychics starts in the 1800's and here are some of the most famous of them:
Helen Duncan (1898 - 1956)- This psychic used to hold sessions in the client's house and by using her powers she was able to conjure the spirits of departed loved ones, much to the horror of the audience. Caught in the act in 1933 she was fined 10$ but still continued to practice until 1944 when police stormed in when she was performing a session and unsuccessfully tried to pull ectoplasm from her, thinking it was paper. She was convicted and spent 4 days in jail, the trial followed where she was accused of witchcraft but fortunately for her a quick prediction and the support of the people that she helped only got her a 9 month conviction. The medium was not discouraged by these attempts and continued practicing upon release from prison. She died when a police raid once again interrupted her sessions.
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833 – 1886) -This man is believed to be one of the most amazing men of the 19 th century, his gift started appearing since he was a child when strange noises and moving furniture made his aunt think that he was possessed. Later in life he decided to hold séances to help people, these were often a collection of paranormal happenings, ranging from moving furniture to levitation to hands that appeared and wrote on paper.
In 1952 he started the thing that made him famous, and that was levitation. He was levitating himself, furniture , objects a round him were levitating but the demonstration still did not convince skeptics .In 1873 he retired and in 1886 he tragically passed away.
José Arigo- (1918 – 1971) Again an amazing man that debuted in Brazil when he cured a dying relative by removing a tumor using only a large kitchen knife. His powers made him famous quickly and he was getting more and more patients that came to see him. Unfortunately he was convicted in 1956 for practicing illegal medicine and was fined and fined a nine month sentience. Even when imprisoned he performed operations with his bare hands and prove to the astonished judge that what he was doing was real, when re operated the cornea of a patient by just using scissors.
These were 3 of the most famous psychics and mediums that ever lived, but these aren't the only people practicing that have amazing skills, the world of the mediums is much larger than you might think incorporating lots of people with different paranormal skills.